[dazmond]

finally ive sorted it!

the mixer valve was on full(or seemed like it was)i unscrewed it until it came off spewing water out(while the heater was on)screwed it back on and NOW im finally getting HOT WATER!

coiled up temperature 61c.................with 60m of hose out 48c!

i washed the van and the golf this afternoon and with 8 metres off the reel the temperature was 58c!!

do you think the mixer valve could of had an air lock lads?its done the trick anyway!

well happy now!!

[Jonny 87]

That temperature sounds more like it!

Mayb it wasn’t unscrewed all the way out?

[Jonny 87]

Now you’ve got he other problem, it’s too hot for winter time. 

Is it easy to adjust the temperature down? Is there a winter setting etc.

[DeLuce]

Good job you've sorted it out. You were beginning to put me off thinking of buying one lol
How did you find cleaning with the upped heat?

[dazmond]

Good job you've sorted it out. You were beginning to put me off thinking of buying one lol
How did you find cleaning with the upped heat?

effortless!this heater is a beast now!

[DeLuce]

   good for you Daz.
I'll ask you again in a couple of weeks!!!!

[dazmond]

Now you’ve got he other problem, it’s too hot for winter time. 

Is it easy to adjust the temperature down? Is there a winter setting etc.

ive not tried to turn it down yet jonny but ill have to if it gets really cold again or ill be cracking glass at them temperatures.it was scolding hot at times today.itll be great for first cleans and add ons.

theres no winter setting mate just a mixer dial at the side of the heater.its defo on full at the moment.a little turn upwards will decrease the heat.

[dazmond]

my old halfords £40 charger has also been charging my batteries the last few days!its been showing a full charge by morning after 14 hours on charge.they must of been pretty drained the first time i tried to charge them.ive still got the numax 20amp one on order though.

[NWH]

Daz it’s not just first cleans m8 now you have it working properly you know what all the fuss is about hot,on regular cleans your almost just holding the brush over the glass very little effort needed to get them clean. If I was getting 30 degrees I wouldn’t be over the moon with a hot system once you’ve done your work a couple of times the frames will look like you’ve used colegate 😂

[dazmond]

ive had a big grin on my face all day since ive managed to sort it(with a cloud of steam following me around!)

the heater is truly awesome.easy powerful enough for a sole operator.much better than a gas shower heater!

[Delta]

It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.

[The Jester of Wibbly]

Did you work that one out yourself ?

[Dry Clean]

Daz it’s not just first cleans m8 now you have it working properly you know what all the fuss is about hot,on regular cleans your almost just holding the brush over the glass very little effort needed to get them clean. If I was getting 30 degrees I wouldn’t be over the moon with a hot system once you’ve done your work a couple of times the frames will look like you’ve used colegate 😂

[dazmond]

It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.

put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on.

[dd]

It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.

put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on.

Yes, but you should not have had to refit the mixer valve yourself in order to get the water up to a decent temperature.. Not everyone would have the intuition/luck to have tried that.

[dazmond]

It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.

put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on.

Yes, but you should not have had to refit the mixer valve yourself in order to get the water up to a decent temperature.. Not everyone would have the intuition/luck to have tried that.

trial and error mate.......just a few little teething troubles thats all.ive never had a diesel heater before.ill learn more about these heaters as i gain more experience using them every day.

by sharing it on here it might help somebody else out who might have the same problem.

[dazmond]

Did you work that one out yourself ?

paul have you been working with your temperature dial on full?

i think i may need to turn mine down a wee bit now!

[Jonny 87]

Glad your sorted.

How much diesel you reckon your using mate?

[The Jester of Wibbly]

It's great that you have got it sorted but it would of been better if Grippatank's fitters had properly tested the install before delivering it back to you. Oliver's customer service is excellent but Grippa need to start getting it right first time. It would save them an awful lot of time and fuel.

put it this way they wont be testing a new install out without making sure its running fine WITHOUT the engine running from now on.

Yes, but you should not have had to refit the mixer valve yourself in order to get the water up to a decent temperature.. Not everyone would have the intuition/luck to have tried that.

trial and error mate.......just a few little teething troubles thats all.ive never had a diesel heater before.ill learn more about these heaters as i gain more experience using them every day.

by sharing it on here it might help somebody else out who might have the same problem.

I would still be a bit concerned if you had done that yourself.  Could of made things worse if it was not under the instructions of Grippa.  They must of tested the temp on yours twice (both times they had van) and must had been fine at the time.  Seems a little strange to me.

[The Jester of Wibbly]

Did you work that one out yourself ?

paul have you been working with your temperature dial on full?

i think i may need to turn mine down a wee bit now!

Never had to turn mine down.  Once the hose is out the temp from brush is luke warm to warm to hot (but not scalding to touch). Depending on outside temp.